ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday accepted objections over delimitation of constituencies in Kasur district.
The decision was announced on objections filed over delimitation of new constituencies, including NA-137, NA-138, PP-174, PP-175, PP-180, PP-181 and PP-182 in Kasur.
Hearing of objections on constituencies in Shikarpur district in Sindh is underway.
A day earlier, ECP had announced its decision on objections related to PK-28 and PK-29 constituencies of Battagram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Out of the four objections filed over constituencies in Battagram, two were accepted while the remaining were rejected.
According to ECP, it has received a total of 1,286 objections to new constituencies, which were changed to reflect the results of the latest population census. Of these, 706 objections were from Punjab and Islamabad, 284 from Sindh, 104 from Balochistan and 192 from FATA and KP.
The ECP began hearing the objections from April 4 and will continue to do so until the end of the month. While speaking on the matter, ECP spokesperson Haroon Shinwari said it appeared that efforts were being made to create an issue out of the matter. “Those objecting to delimitation of new constituencies must have some personal issues.”
Published in Daily Times, April 6th 2018.